Working from her little home studio in the north-west of England, Pip creates her colourful, fun illustrations, prints and accessories. Pip was fascinated by a visit to the Bayeux Tapestry as a child and never thought she would paint her interpretation of one of the most famous battles in British history, the Battle of Hastings, in which William Duke of Normandy, defeated England’s Saxon army, killed King Harold and seized the throne, onto a giant rubber duck